Decision Workspace
melody vs tui-widgets vs ratatui-crossterm
Side-by-side comparison of Rust crates
31
melody
growingv0.3.0
Crossplatform Terminal Music Player
71
tui-widgets
growingv0.7.2
A collection of useful widgets for building terminal user interfaces using Ratatui
70
ratatui-crossterm
growingv0.1.0
Crossterm backend for the Ratatui Terminal UI library.
Core Metrics
| melody | tui-widgets | ratatui-crossterm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Score | 31 | 71 | 70 |
| Total Downloads | 16.0K | 56.7K | 5.1M |
| 30d Downloads | 0 | 5.3K | 2.0M |
| Dependents | 0 | 142 | 83 |
| Releases | 11 | 25 | 10 |
| Last Updated | 2545d ago | 51d ago | 150d ago |
| Age | 7y 7m | 1y 10m | 1y 8m |
Health Breakdown
melody
Maintenance
4
Quality
10
Community
3
Popularity
5
Documentation
9
tui-widgets
Maintenance
16
Quality
17
Community
17
Popularity
6
Documentation
15
ratatui-crossterm
Maintenance
15
Quality
17
Community
15
Popularity
8
Documentation
15
Technical Details
| melody | tui-widgets | ratatui-crossterm | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Version | 0.3.0 | 0.7.2 | 0.1.0 |
| Stable (≥1.0) | ✗ No | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| License | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT OR Apache-2.0 | MIT |
| Dependencies | 12 | 11 | 7 |
| Crate Size | 18KB | 60KB | 17KB |
| Features | 0 | 10 | 8 |
| Yanked % | 9.1% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| Edition | 2018 | 2021 | 2024 |
| MSRV | — | 1.88.0 | 1.86.0 |
| Owners | 1 | 2 (team) | 4 (team) |
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Quick Verdict
- •tui-widgets leads with a health score of 71/100, but none of the options score above 80.
- •ratatui-crossterm has the most downloads (5.1M), suggesting wider adoption.
- •tui-widgets is depended on by 142 crates — strongest ecosystem trust.
- •⚠ melody has not been updated in over a year.